Improvement in clothes-wringers



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Letters Patent No. 168,62. dated October 25, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT iN CLOTHESWRINGERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! the sam l, ARIEL ODELL, of Napanee, Ontario, Canada, have invented certain Improvements Yin Clothes- Wrmgers, of winch the following is a speeiiication.

Description. of the Accompanying Dra-wing.

Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holt and staple for adjusting the tub-holder.

Figure 3 is a vertical lateral section below the line a: x, showing the longitudinal pieces a" and lestare and Objects of my I noontion.

M y invention relates to an improvement iu clotheswringers, which is designed to supersede with a more efficient and economical device those which have hitherto obtained; and

It consists in the peculiar construction of the tubholder, the combination and arrangement of the sprin gs for increasing the elasticity ot' the rollers, and in the peculiar construction and arrangement oi the clothesmarriage, as also in the method of attaching the tubliolder to the main body of the wringen A. A are standards provided with suitable verticni slots wherein the springs and rollers have their hearings, and which comprise, in part, the frame of the device, which is strengthend by the longitudinal iron rod a, and other obvious construction of the parte of the same, such as the longitudinal pieces a' a." and a', which slide in grooves, as shown.

In order to impart additional strength, and also to simplify the construction of my device, and to render it capable of boing easily taken to pieces, I also ernpioy the transverse screw-bolts b la at the top/of the wringer, which bolts are fastened by nuts on the exterior of the frame, and the bolt and staple H I employ for attaching aud detaching the tuhdrolder, as shown in fig. 2.

The said springs, which are guided by siots in the standards, as aforesaid, are tivo in number, the upper one, c, being Wooden, and the lower one, j; an ellipti` cal steel spring. The former is beveled on top and dat on the lower part thereof.

The wooden spring compresses the steel elliptical spring located immediately beneath the same, and the steel spring, j, is thus caused to press upon the Wooden bar which latter rests upon the axial vertical slides i.

Between the upper and lower ot' said rollers is provided anothcr slide, K, which forms a bearin g for the upper relier, and rests upon the journal of the lower one.

The bearing ot" the lower roller is formed by a coucavity in the lower part of the slot of said standards. Said rollers are covered with elastic. Y

The set-screw n is employed for regulating the pressure of the rollers upon the clothes.

D is an adj estable carriage, which is hinged to the wringer, and is so constructed that it may be folded up ont of the way when not being operated.

It has attached laterally thereto, at either end thereof, stout galvanized wires, lw, which are curved to conform to the are of the circle described by the carriage in folding the same.

The said wires are formed into hooks at or near the ends thereof in order that they may be hooked into the staples g, located in the standards A, and are designed to hold the said carriage in a horizontal position.

The carriage D is composed of round iongitudinal pieces, those nearest therollels being rigidly attached to the frame of the carriage, but the one on the out side has axial bearings in the transverse pieces p, and is of greater diameter than the others, and rotates as the clothes are passed over it, thus preventing friction and the consequent wear of the clothing.

F is the tub-holder, which is composed of the uprights s s, which are rigidly attached to the base-piece T, which is rounded out to conform to the shape of the tab against which it is designed to press.

The tub-holder is also strengthened by the longitudinal iron rod V, which is tightened and secured at one end thereof hy a nut, as shown.

Each of the upright standards of the tub-holders is slotted transversely in order to admit the cams M, which are hinged thereto, the rod V furnishing the hearings thereof.

The tubholder is composed of the hinged cams M, the longitudinal piece I, which is tenoned in the iatter, and also the longitudinal piece ft', which is fitted into inclined grooves provided in the standards s s.

1When it is designed to hold the tub rigidly in position the holder is lowered and pressed against the same, which holds it steadfast, and the cams also tend to press the holder against the lower part of the device, and prevent the jarring or moving thereof.

G is a crank for rotating the rollers of the wringen It is rigidly attached to the shalt of one of the said rollers, but cog-gearing may also be employed as au adjunct in the performance of the intended Work.

Claim A. ODELL.

lpose described.

Witnesses H. G. UPPERMAN, JAS. F. Usnnn. 

